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97.9 WHAV ♦ May 15, 2025 ♦ Public Media of New England, Inc.
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Haverhill Mayor Says She May Let Rich Communities Leave Whittier Tech on One Condition
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Haverhill Mayor Melinda E. Barrett says she may give in to certain communities leaving the more than 50-year-old compact governing Whittier Regional Vocational Technical School if a less expensive school is built on the campus of Northern Essex Community College in Haverhill. Barrett, who has said allowing rich communities to leave the Whittier district would cause Haverhill’s costs to climb, …
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Sections: Education, Haverhill
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State Awards MeVa Nine New Vans to Give Rides to Older Adults and People with Disabilities
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Merrimack Valley Transit, MeVa, for short, is getting nine new accessible vans because of a state grant to improve mobility for older adults and people with disabilities. The state said Wednesday, MeVa is among 30 recipients awarded a total of 115 vans from $14.8 million from the state Department of Transportation’s Community Transit Grant Program for cities and towns, Councils …
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Sections: Haverhill, Region
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Northern Essex Community College Hires Landers and Gilliland as Vice Presidents
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Northern Essex Community College has named Joanne Landers as vice president of student affairs and Austin Gilliland as vice president of academic affairs after, what the college calls, “a comprehensive search process that engaged students, faculty and staff. Landers currently serves as vice president of enrollment management and communications at Plymouth State University, a role she has held since August …
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Sections: Education, Haverhill
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AARP to Present Haverhill Talk on Caregiving Issues
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Theresa Chaklos, a volunteer with the AARP Speakers Bureau, will give a one-hour presentation on caregiving for the Haverhill Council on Aging. Chaklos, of Burlington, will offer strategies on establishing a care plan and insights on what caregivers face when a loved one needs more attention. She will also point out the advantage of putting together a team of helpers. …
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Sections: Community Spotlight, Haverhill
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This program is supported in part by a grant from the Haverhill Cultural Council, a local agency which is supported by the Mass Cultural Council, a state agency.
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Buyers Brokers Only Supports Rules to Ensure Homebuyers May Have Home Inspections
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Haverhill-based Buyers Brokers Only this week reiterated its support for proposed state regulations that would make it illegal for home sellers to require or encourage buyers to waive a home inspection as a condition of purchasing a property. Richard J. Rosa, co-founder of Buyers Brokers Only, called the problem an affordability issue, especially for first-time homebuyers. “They save for a …
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Sections: Beacon Hill News, Business Bulletin, Haverhill
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Featuring listings from all Haverhill funeral homes:
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- Berube-Comeau Funeral Home
- Brookside Chapel & Funeral Home
- Kevin B Comeau Funeral Home
- Dole Childs & Shaw Funeral Home
- Driscoll Funeral Home
- H.L. Farmer & Sons Funeral Homes
- Paul C. Rogers Funeral Homes
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Consistent Reporting and
Following are Key to Staying Up to Date
For residents who wish to know what is happening in their child’s classroom, what caused tax bills to jump, why a vital program was cut or when that new apartment building was approved, WHAV is there with consistent coverage of local news.
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While one may pick up on a stray item appearing elsewhere, WHAV readers and listeners know they can rely on regular, fact-based reporting from Greater Haverhill’s only public radio station and nonprofit local news service.
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Because each medium offers its own advantages and benefits, WHAV’s radio, web, email platforms together deliver the full spectrum of information. For example, 97.9 WHAV radio—on-air and streaming round-the-clock online—delivers live, weekday interviews with key newsmakers, sports scores, upcoming local games, full broadcasts of City Council and School Committee meetings, local weather and storm-related cancellations and national headlines. WHAV’s Wavelengths web and email coverage includes local news and obituaries.
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The public, however, may have to adjust habits and make time to follow WHAV to get the most out of this coverage.
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Today’s Radio Highlights
- WIN for Breakfast: Local news, national and world news from CBS News, weather, traffic, sports and information. Win Damon is light, lively and local, 6-9 a.m.
- Classic Hits: Favorites all day, except as indicated
- Local News: Every half hour from 6-9 a.m., hourly 9 a.m.-3 p.m., every half hour from 3-6 p.m.
- CBS News: Hourly, 24 hours a day, seven days a week, except as noted.
- Wave Weather: Meteorologist James Covington provides Merrimack Valley-specific reports, every half hour, 24 hours a day, seven days a week, except as noted.
- Community Spotlight: News of upcoming cultural and civic events, quarter past every hour.
- Mass Moments: Today in Massachusetts history, 6:45 a.m. and 3:45 p.m.
- Melinda’s Garden Moment: Melinda Myers offers tips, 7:45 and 4:45 p.m.
- Sound Beat: Hosted by Brett Barry, 8:45 a.m. and 5:45 p.m.
- Fortune Business Update: Hosted by Geoffrey Colvin, 9:45 a.m. and 12:45 p.m.
- Car Chronicles: Hosted by CBS News AutoBeat Reporter Jeff Gilbert, 10:45 a.m. and 6:45 p.m.
- Insight Daily: 11:45 a.m. and 1:45 p.m.
- Our Miss Brooks: 10 p.m. and 1 a.m.
Friday’s Radio Highlights
- WIN for Breakfast: Local news, national and world news from CBS News, weather, traffic, sports and information. Win Damon is light, lively and local, 6-9 a.m. Guests: Michael Thompson, Haverhill SCORE Volunteer and Haverhill City Downtown Events Coordinator Hailey Pearson.
- Classic Hits: Favorites all day, except as indicated
- Local News: Every half hour from 6-9 a.m., hourly 9 a.m.-3 p.m., every half hour from 3-6 p.m.
- CBS News: Hourly, 24 hours a day, seven days a week, except as noted.
- Wave Weather: Meteorologist James Covington provides Merrimack Valley-specific reports, every half hour, 24 hours a day, seven days a week, except as noted.
- Community Spotlight: News of upcoming cultural and civic events, quarter past every hour.
- Mass Moments: Today in Massachusetts history, 6:45 a.m. and 3:45 p.m.
- Melinda’s Garden Moment: Melinda Myers offers tips, 7:45 and 4:45 p.m.
- Sound Beat: Hosted by Brett Barry, 8:45 a.m. and 5:45 p.m.
- Fortune Business Update: Hosted by Geoffrey Colvin, 9:45 a.m. and 12:45 p.m.
- Car Chronicles: Hosted by CBS News AutoBeat Reporter Jeff Gilbert, 10:45 a.m. and 6:45 p.m.
- Insight Daily: 11:45 a.m. and 1:45 p.m.
- All Request Friday Night: Chris Porter, live, 6:15 p.m. Call 978-374-1900.
- Couple Next Door: 10 p.m. and 1 a.m.
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